Obama's win in Wisconsin yesterday marked 10 straight victories, which can only mean one thing: he's stealing Clinton's base. He got the same percentage of the women's vote as she did yesterday- and it's showing in her delegate count. From the beginning, everyone knew that the way Hillary Clinton would win the primaries (and the national election, for that matter) is through the support of women. Women make up 60% of registered democrats, which should allow her to run away with the nomination. However, women have not recently been voting for her in the numbers she predicted (and needed).
What does this say about American women? Maybe they don't believe having a woman president is *that* important. Maybe they have just been really impressed with Obama. NPR portrays the primaries as basically over. Obama has so much momentum that they don't think anyone can stop him. NPR reports that Texas is her last chance. If she doesn't win, she's done- and she blew it.
Why aren't women supporting each other? What social and psychological forces are keeping women from voting for Hillary in larger numbers?
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=19188844
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=19215808
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